The University of New South Wales has been given a $2.1 million grant by The National Health and Medical Research council to explore the use of ketamine in the treatment of depression.

According to Pedestrian.tv there will be 200 patients who have been diagnosed with depression. These patients will not have seen any improvement from previous treatment so will take part in the trial that will commence April next year.

The drug Ketamine is a common anaesthetic drug used in both human and veterinary medicine but also found within the party scene for its hallucinogenic affects.

Research leader Professor Colleen Loo, from UNSW’s School of Psychiatry and the Black Dog Institute told the ABC that;

“It will allow us to examine whether the positive effects of ketamine on an individual’s depression are sustained over a longer period, using the gold standard approach for research, a randomised control trial,” adding “This trial builds on five years of research and will be the largest worldwide trial of this scale that is university-based and government-funded.”

The trials will look at purity and dosages that might be beneficial to those suffering with depression.

In the meantime watch this hilarious video of ketamine in use and how totally less pain you feel even with a freakin’ broken arm!